Temporary table stand



Dec. 30, 1924.

1,520,983 W. J. TAYLOR TEMPORARY TABLE STAND Filed May 10, 1923 anpewfoz (74km cf Fatented Dec. 3%, i924.

l D s-rr' WILLIAM J. TAYLOR, 0F CAMERON, MISSOURI. v

. TEMPORARY TABLE s'ran'n Application filedlliay 10,

To all whom 2'23 may concern:

Be it lmown that I, WiLLIAM J. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cameron, in the county of Clinton and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Temporary Table Stands; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as wi l enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive temporary supporting structure or stand for lodge banquet tables, quilting frames, merchants tables for special sales, paper-hangers pasting tables and for numerous other analogous uses, novel provision being made whereby although the stand is exceptionally rigid when set up for use, it may be compactly folded for carrying from one place to another or for storage in small space.

ith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a pair of the stands in use for supporting a table. Figure 2 is a plan view with the table top removed.

Figure 3 the stands.

Figure 4- is a stand folded.

In the drawing above briefly described, the stand is shown as constructed of a base member 1, an upright leg member 2 hinged to said base member, the two being foldable toward eachother when not in use, and an inclined brace 3 hinged to one of said memis a perspective view of one of perspective view showing the 'bers and detachably connected to the other member, this brace being foldable against the outer side of the base member when the stand is in the folded position shown in Fig. 4.

The base 1 preferably consists of a pair of converging horizontal bars 4 which meet each other at substantially a point, a plate, block or the like 5 being secured to the upper sides of said bars to secure them together.

The leg member 2 comprises a pair of upright legs 6 connected by an inclined brace 7 and also connected at their upper ends by a horizontal bar 8. The'lower ends of the legs 6 are hinged at 9 to the widely spaced 1923. Serial No. 638,080.

ends of the bars 4, the axes of the two hingesbeing alined to permit proper folding of the device. The intermediate portion ofthe horizontal bar 8 is connected by a third hing-e 10 with the upper end of the brace 3 and said hinge has its axis parallel with the axis of the hinges 9. The lower end of this brace 3 in the construction shown, is provided with a rigid laterally extending hook 11 receivable in an eye 12 and secured to the upper side of the plate or block 5. In order to disengage the hook, from the eye, it is'necessary to spring the brace 3 laterally. 7

By employing the construction shown, a

device is provided which may be easily and I inexpensively manufactured, which may be ll-shaped base, a'pair of upright legs per-' 5 manently hinged at their lower ends to the side bars of said base adjacent the open end 1 of the latter, said le s being adapted to abut said side bars to limit their swinging away from the base, a horizontal table supporting bar secured at its ends to the upper ends of said upright legs, an inclined bar hinged to the center of said horizontal bar, and detachable connecting means between the other end of said brace bar and the pointed end of theyV-shaped base, said legs being greater in length than the distance between their hinges and said pointed end of the \I-shaped base to allow upward swinging of the base under said horizontal bar and to permit said inclined brace to swing downwardly from the horizontal bar against the outer sideof the base. p p

2. A temporary table stand comprising a base having two horizontal bars converging to a point and secured together at said point,

a pair of upright legs connected by axially alined hinges to the spaced ends of said bars and adapted to abut said bars to limit the swinging of the legs away from the base, a horizontal table supporting bar secured at its ends to the upper ends of said'legs, an inclined brace bar hinged at its upper end to the intermediate portion of said horizontal bar on an axis parallel with the latter,a rigid laterally extending hook bill on the lower end of said brace bar, and an eye on the pointed end of the base into or from which said bill may be moved by lateral swinging of the brace bar, the pointed end of the base being less remote from the leg hinges than the table supporting bar, where- 7 by said pointed end may, swing ugwartlly 1 h under said bar when the brace bar is released said brace bar being then adapted to swing downwardly against the outer side of the base.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 15 a'lfixed my signature.

WILLIAM J. TAYLOR. 

